Film magazine construction



UNITED STATES PATENT ornca FILM MAGAZINE corzsraucrron poration of New York Appllcation December 29, 1933, 8erlal No. 703,256

20 Claims.

The present invention relates to the construction of a film magazine and more particularly to details magazine construction which tender the magazine compact and reliablein operation.

'I'he primary object of the invention is the pro-- vision of a film magazine containing spindles for respective film rol]: and having a cover which is normally spaced from the ends 01! said spindles, but which is drawn against the spindles by a fastening means, said sbindles tunctioning as supports !or the film rolls, spacers l'or the cover of the magazine, and one member of the tastening means.

Another object of the invention is the provislon 0! a film gate within the magazine and 0! edge guldlng means tor centering the film with respect to en exposure aperture in the lateral wall of the magazine casing and. including a guide member on tlie cover !or the caslng.

A further object of the lnvention is the provision of film edge guiding means on the cover of the magazine casing for centering the film at the exposureaperture, the major portion of the film path within the magazine being ofl-center Wlth respect to said exposure aperture.

Still another object of the inventio n is the provision 01' gulde means for maintaining the perlorated film in engagement with a film sprocket, said gulde means including a roller and a shaft for supporting the roller and which extends beyond the roller to prevent contact of the cover with the roller.

Other and further objects of the invention will be suggested to these akiiled in the art ly t!!! iollowing description.

'Ihe ioregoing objects of the invention are embodied in a magazine construction comprising a casing, spindles within the casing i'or supporting =the film rolls and e'xtending beyond the outer edge of the filni, a cover for the casing having a eentra! portion which is normally spaced from the end of the spindles and i'astening means btween the cover and the spindles lor moving the ceni;ral portion of the cover into engagement with time ends 01' the splndles. The side wall of the magazine casing is provided with a plurality of embosslngs and a portion of the film path is oiI-center with respect to an exposure aperture in the front wal] of the magazine. Consequently, guide members are located on the cover of the magazine tor engaging the. edge of the film at the gate and for centering the film withespect to the exposure aperture;

Reierence is hereby made to the accompenying drawings wherein like reference characters desknate similar elements and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the film magazine according to me inventlon and with the cover for the casing removed.

Fig. 2 is a transverse cross-sectlon of the magazine taken on the line 2-2 of Flg. 1.

Fig. 3 is a lorigitudinal cross-section of the magazine taken on the line 3-4 of Flg. 1.

Fig. 4 is another transverse cross-secticn of the magazine taken on the line 1-! of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is another transverse cross-section of the magazine showing the preterred form of the cover 1cr the casing.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the film magazine comprises a casing which has a side wall IQ and a. lateral wall ll. T'he lateral wall I l has an oiI-set portion |2 adjacent the side wal] lil and has an ofl-set rim l3 around the outer edge thereoi. 'Ihe outer edges of the ofi set !'m I! lie in a plane which may be designated as the plane of the ofl-set rim.

The supply film roil M is wound upon a core II and is rotatably supported by a spindle I0 which is fastened to the side wall I0 and which extends through the center of core l5. 'I'he takeup film roll I! is wound upon a core |8 and is rotatably supported by a spindle |8 which extends. through the center of a sleeve 20 upon which the core l8 may turn. A trictional con- 80 nection is provided between core I8 and sleeve 2ll and may be provided withln a. recess in one end of core I8. Such a frictional connection may include a disk 2l attached to sleeve 20, a lriction washer 22 on disk H, a triatlon washer 23 on core IB, and a dished spring 24 between said frictlon washers 2! and 23.

'I'lie splndles l8 and I! extend transversely of the magazine casing and. extend beyond the edgea of the film 1". The distanceis that said. spindles 40 IS and I9 extend beyond the film edges are very small, in the order 01 a tew thousandths. and

are merely sufllcieni. to provide proper clearances between the edges of the film and the side; of the magazine. 'Ihe magazine casing is enclosed by a cover 2Ii which has a fiange 2l around edge thereqt :tor engagement with the 0 13 of lateral wail H. 'Ihe cover !l as neen in Fig. 3, is provided with a bulge so that the centra! portion of cover 25 is normally spaced trom 'the ends o! splndles |6 and IQ. 'I'his bu lge in cover 25 may beovercome by a tastening means fox moving the central portion of cover Il lnto abutment with the ende 01' spindles 1! and .II. Bach atastenlngmeansmaycompriseapairotbolte the i'ormation of cover 25 after the bolts 21 have been tightened, while the dot-dash line of that figure indicates the original formation of cover 23. The purpose of extending splndles 16 and i! beyond the edges of the film F is now apparent because the bolts 21 cannot be tightened so much as to clamp the film between the sdes of the magazine.

Since the provision of a bulge in the cover 23 greatly increases the cost; of tools tor manufacturing that part, the construction shown in Fig. 5 is prcferred. The cover 23 is fiat throughout its central portion according to this modification so that the tools ifor forming thls member are less expensive than the tools for forming the cover with a bulge. The spindles |6 and |9 as beiore, extend beyond the edges of the film F, bu t do not extend to the plane of the OX-Sei; rim. Again the central portion of cover 23 is normally spaced from the ends oi' spindles 13 and I! and may be drawn by lastening means into abutment with the ends of spindles |3 and is.

The advantages of the disclosed constructlon and i.'astening means tor the cover are that the llghttight joint between the cover and casing is more efiective and the loading or assembly of the magazine is simplified.

Although the lnvention may be applied with equal success to any form of film magazine, it is here disclosed as embodied in a film magazine which contains pretormed film loops. A film sprocket tor maintaining the preformed loops may include a bushing 23 which is tastened to side walll3 and which has a recess 33, includes a cap 3! and a toothed disk 32 both on a shaft 33 which extends throngh bushing 29, and includes a nul. 34 which is threaded to shatt 33 and which has a toothcd periphery l'or engagement wlth an approprlate camera part, not shown.

ll drlving means is arranged between the film sprocket and the take-up. Such a driving means includes a plurality of gears, one such gear 33 is ormed by providingteeth on the rear of cap H, a pinion gear 33 is astenecl to the sleeve 23 of the i.ake-up and a pinion gear 31 is rotatably mounted on-side wall I3 by a stud 33 and meshes with gears33 and 33. Thus upon rotation of the film sproclret in a clockwise direction, as viewed trom 1"lg. 1, -the take-up core I3 will also be rotated in a clockwlse direction through the gear train including gears 33. 33, and 31.

The path ot.the film through the magazine is bptional, butis disclosed hereinas extendlng mm the supply film roll l4. around the toothed disk 32 of the film sprocket, in a film loop extending along the front and botbom of the magazine. in

a superposed layer again around the toothed disk 32 and thence to the take-up film roll I'I.

In order to provide clearance between the driving gears and the inner edges of the film 1", and in order to minlmize the triction betweensaid film edges and the side wall I3 a plurality oi! embosaing3 33 are Iormed in side wall I 3. These embosslngs 33 extend transversely of the driving gears and extend into the interior of the magazine a distance greater than the thickness of said gears so thatas before indicated, the edges of the film 1" cannot come in contact with any of the gear: 33. 33, or 31.

The layers of film are maintained in engagement with the film sprocket by a gulde means which may include a pair of rollers 43 mounted on a pair of spindles 4l whlch are fastened to the side wall l3. Said spindles 4I extend a slight distance beyond the outer ends of rollers 43, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, 101 the purpose of preventing the cover 23 from engaging the ends of rollers 43 and preventing their rotation. The rollers 43 are each provided with a groove 42 which receives the ends of the teeth on toothed disk 32 of the film sprocket. A stem 43 is also fastened to side wall 13 and located adjacen'a the film spiocket to assist in maintaining engagement between the film and the sprocket.

Aunidirectional clutch means is provided within the film magazine and is assoclated with'the film sprocket in order to prevent reverse rotaton of said film sprocket under the action of the inherent resiliency of the supply film roll l4 or jars imparted to the magazine during shipment or interchange. Such a unidirectional clutch means in its preferred form comprises a wire spring 44 which is snapped onto one of the spindles 4I,has one end against the ofi-set portion U of the lateral wall II, and has the other end riding with slighi; friction over the teeth of pinion gear 31. The embossings 33, of course, also serve to prevent the film edges trom touching the unidirectional clutch means.

An exposre aperture 43 is provided in the front lateral wall II of the magazine casing. An auxiliary lateral wall 43 extends along the front and upper portions of the lateral wall II and is spaced therel'rom. A fiexible slide 41 is located between lateral wall II and auxiliary lateral wall 46 and may be moved by a pin 43 which extends through a slot 43 in the lateral wall II. The auxiliary laieral wall 43 is a.lso provided with an exposure apertnre 33. The exposure apertures 43 and 33 are in alinement with each other and are laterally centered within the respective lateral walls II and 43. An upper film loop F1 extends trom the film sprocket to the exposure aperture, while a lower film loop F: extends from the exposure aperture to the film sprocket Since the film at the sprocket is-laterally ofi-center with respect to the side wall I3 and cover 23 of the magazine casing. the film at the exposure apertures will also tend to assume an ofi-center position, but since the exposure apertures 43 and 33 are luierally eentered in the lateralwalls I and 43, a film edge guiding means must be provided for overcoming this slight lateral displacement whlch;ls best indcated at 3l in Flg. 4. Such an edge guiding means includes a plate 32 which is astened 30 side wall 13 and includes a guide member which is tastened to the cover 23. Such a guide memends oi spindles i3 and l3. The auxillary lateral wall 43 must be provided' with notches 33 to receive the bosses 33 on the cover 23.

The film at the gate is held fiat by a pressure member 33 which is held in place by any convenient means. According to the invention the The bosses 33 are also dimensioned loop F2. 'buckling of the film in the lower loop which pressure member is resiliently held against the film by a, support means whlch may comprise a pair of pins 56 which are tastened to side wall III and may comprise a resilient member 5l between the pressure member and the Plus 56. out of resilient member 51 and make substantially point contact with the rea r surtace of pressure member 55. The resilieni: member B'I has an extension 59 which is adjacent the lower film 'I'his extension or tail 59 prevents may occur upon operation of the magazine after the film has been stored under unfavorable atmospheric conditions and has taken a set. The pressure member 55 is provided withrecesses ill for the purpose of furnishing clearances with respect to the bosses 53.

The lateral wall I l and the auxiliary lateral wall .48 are each provided with an elongated slot BI s as to provide access tor a claw B2 to the film in the.gate. The claw 62 may be actuated in any well-known manner, such as by an eccentric 63. The fiexible slide 41 is adapted not only to cover in closed position the exposure apertures 45. and 50, but also to cover the elongated slot 6i tor the film engaging claw 62.

In the event thatonly a single claw is used for advancement of the film and such practice is now quite standard, the claw will have a. tendency to swing as well as to advance the film within the gate. Referrin'g to Fig. 4, it is evident that a film advancing stroke on the part of the claw. wil! tend to swing the film in e clockwise direction as viewed from that figure. Thus another necessity for the provision-oi edge zuiding means, such as the bosses 53, is recogtendirig around theedge of said side wall, and. a

cover for enclosing said casing, said lateral wall belng firovided with an exposure aperture which is laterally centered, a. plurality of embossings in said side wall i'or locatlng some of the film in ,a laterally oi'lcenter position with one edge farther trom said side wall than the other edgei"of he film is spaced trom said cover, a. film sprocket for maintaining pre-formed film loops on each side ot said exposure aperture and positioned to engage; the film in said laterally off-center position, and a pair of splndles for supporting respective film rolls within said casing and xtending transversely and beyond the edge of the film in said elf-center position, saicl cover having a ceritral portion which is normally spaced trom the ends of said spindles, of edge guiding means for centering the film with respect to said exposure aperture and including, on said cover, guide members fcr engaging one edge of the film which is adjacent the exposure aperture, and fastening means between said spiridles and said cover and for moving the centra] portion of said cover into abutment with the ends of said spin'dles.

A pair of projections 58 are iormed.

a casing having a. lateral wall, and a spindle for supporting a film roll withln said caslng, mounted on said casing and extending transversely beyond the edge of sald film. of a cover tion normally cpacecl trom the end of sald spindie, and a. fastening means between said spindle and said. cover and ior moving the central portion of said cover into abutment with the end of said spindle.

2. In a film magazine, the conlbination with 3. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing havlng a. lateral wall with an oil'-set rim, and a spindle i'or supportlng a film roll within said casingand mounted on said casing to extend transversely of the film and. beyond the edge of said film, 01' a cover tor said casing and having a, fiange for engaging sald off.-set rim and having a central portion whlch is normally spaced trom the end of said spindle when the cover is on said casing, and. a iastening means between said spindle and said cover and for moving the central portion of sald cover into abutment with the end oi said spindle.

4. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing having a lateral wall with 1m oiI-set rim, and a spinde for supporting a film roll within said casing and mounted on said casing lo exteicl transversely of the film and beyond the edge of said film, of a cover tor said casing and having a fiange fox engaging sald oif-set rim and having a central portion which is normally spaced from the end 01' sald spindle when the cover is on said casing, and a threaded means between sald spindle and said cover and for moving the central portion of said cover into abutment with the end of said spindle.

;5. In a film magazine, the combination with a, casing having a. lateral wall with an ofi-set rim, and. a spindle Ior supporting a fim roll within said casing. having one end fastened to said casing, extending transversely beyond the edge of the film. and having the other end provided with a threaded hole, of a cover ior said casing having a fiange i'or engaging said oi-set rim and having a ce'ntral portion whlch is norma-lly spa0ed from the end of said spindle and which is provided with a hole opposite the threaded hole in said splndle. and a bolt extend ing through the hole in said cover and into engagement with the threaded hole in said spindle and having a head ifor moving the central portion oi' said cover into abutment with the end of said spindle upon threading of saidbolt into sald threaded hole.

6. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing including a lateral wal and an oi-se'r, rim on said lateral wall. the outer edges oi' saicl oi-set rim being in a plane, and a spim ile for supoorting a film roll within said casir'rg, mounted onsaid casing and extending transversely beyond the edge of said film bui: short of the plane of the off-set rim, of a fiat cover having a fiange i'or engaging said ofi-set rim and having a central portion which is normally spaced from the endoi said spindle, and. a fastening means betwee'n said spindle and said cover and for moving the central portion of saicl cover.through the plane of the offset rim and i'or pressing the central portion of said cover against the ends of said spindles and concavely i:o deform said cover.

8. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing including a lateral wall and an' oiI-set rim on said lateral wall, the outer edges of said oi-set rim being in a plane, and a spindle tor supporting a film rol] within said casing, mounted on said casng and extending transversely bevond the edge of said film and to the plane of the oiI-set rim, of a cover having a fiange tor engaging said ofi'-set rim and having an exterior- 'said magazine, of a guide means Ior maintainng the perforated film in engagement with said sprocket and including a roller for engaging said film and including a stationary shaft on said c.sing rotatably to support said roller, upon which stationary shait said roller is axially movable, and which shaft 'extends transversely of the casing, beyond the roller and to the plane of the outer edges of said lateral wall.

10. In a film magazine. the combination with a casing having a side wall, a pair of cores within said casing and for supporting respective film rolls, a film sprocket rotatably mounted with respect to said side izv all and for maintaining preformed film loops within said cas'hg, and a driving means connected between said film sprocket and one of said cores and including members which are rotatably mounted on said side wall, of a plurality of formations on the interior of said side wall, extending transversely beyond the members of said driving means and for spacing the edges of the film loops and the film rolls trom said driving means and said Side wall.

11. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing having a sde wall. a pair of cores within said casing and Ior supporting respective film rolls, a film sprocket rotatably mounted with respect i:o said side wall andlor maintaining pretormed film loops within said casing, and a gear train between said film sprocket and one of said cores and includi-ng pinion gears which are rotatably mounted to said side wall, of a plurallty "oi' embossings in said side wall, extending inwardly a distancegrcater than-the thicknesses of said pinion gears, and forspacing the edges of the film loops and the film rolls trom said gears and said side wall.

12. In a film magazine, the comblnation with a casing having a side wall, a pair of supports within said casing tor rotatably supporting respective film rolls, a film sprocket rotatably mounted with respect to said side wall and for maintainin'z pretormed film loops within said casing, and a uni-directional clutch means connectedto said film sprocket and including members mounted adjacent said side wall, of a plurality of embossings in said side wall, extending inwardly beyond the members of said unidirectional clutch means, and for spacing the edges of thefilm loops and the film rolls irom said clutch means and said side wal l.

13. In a film magazine,the combination with a casing having a lateral wal! which is provided with an erposure aperture to form a gate member, a pressure member forholding a film against said lateral wal] and across said aperture, and a film sprocket Ior maintaining preformed film loops within said magazine between the gate member and the film sprocket, of a support means within said casing and adiaceni; said pressure member, and a resilient member between said support; means and said pressure member and including an extension which is adiacent one of the film loops to prevent bi ickling of the film in said loop.

14. In a film magazine, the combination with a caising having a lateral wall which is provided with an exposure aperture to form a gate memher, a pressure member for holding a film against withir said casing and behind said pressure member, and a leaf spring between said plns and said pressure member and having a pair of pro- -jections tormed out of said leat spring and tor engaging the rear of said pressure member.

15. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing having a lateral wall which is provided with an exposure aperture to form a gate member, and a pressure member for holding a film a'gainst said lateral wall and across said aperture, of a cover engaging said lateral wall and enclosin'g said casing, and edge guiding means iorcentering the film with respect to saidexposure aperture and including on said cover a guide member ifor engaging one edge of the film between the gate and pressure members.

- S 16. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing having a lateral wal! which is provided with an exposure aperture to i'orm a gate mexnture, of a cover engaging said lateral wal] and enclosing said casing, and edge guiding means including on said cover a gulde member fox emmdng one edge of the film between the gate and pressure members and 0! predetermined thiclrness to center said film with respect to said exposure aperture.

17. In a filmmagazine. thc combination with a casing, having a lateral wall which is provided with an exposure aperture i:o form a gate member, and a pressure member torholding a film againsi said lateral wal] and across said aperture, of a cover engaging said lateral wal! and enclosing said casing, and edge guiding means .including on said cover a pair oi bosses each i'or engaging the edge oi! the film between the gate and pressure membcrs and at oppoaite side s of the exposure aperture.

18. In a film magazine, the combinationvith a casing having a lateral wall which" is provided with an exposure aperture i;o form a gate member. and a pressure member for holding a film against said lateral wall and across said aperture, of a cover ensasins said lateral wal! a'nd enclosing said. casing, and edge guiding means 1ncluding on said cover a. pair 01 bosses each tor engaging the edge' of the film between the gate a.nd pressure members and at opposite sides of the -exposure aperture, end ea.ch boss havlng a predetermined thlckness for centering the film wth respect to sad exposure aperture.

19. In a film magazine, the combinaton with a casing having a. lateral wall which is provided wlth en exposure aperture to form a. gate member, and a cover engaging: said leteral w&1l and enclosing said caslng, 01' edge guiding means 1or centerlng the film wth respect to ss.id exposure aperture and including on sald -cover a pair 01' bosses each for engaging at opposte sdes of sa.id exposure aperturethe edge of the film whch is adjacent the same, and a pressure member foxholding the film across the aperture 1x1 said lateral wal). and movable wlth respect :o sa.id etge uicing means, said pressure member bengzprcvdec with recesses 10x clearance with respect to said bosses.

20. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing having a side wall, e, lateral wall extendimz around the edge of said side wall, and a cover or enclosng said casing, said lateral wall being provided with an exposure aperture which is laterally centereol, and film guiding means wthin said magazine, and laterally positioned to loca.te the film with one edge spaced farther from said side wall than the other edge of the film is spaced rom said cover and to locate e. porton of the film withn the magazine in a laterally ot-center postlon, of edge guidng means for the film whch is adjacent sa.id exposure aperture and ncludng on said cover & guide member or guiding saQd other edge of the film and which guide member extends from said cover a predetermined dstance lrteraly te center the film at and with respect to s-ad aperture.

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